Another in the Hop Therapy series. The grain bill is typical of the series:
- Briess Brewer’s 2-Row – 84%
- Flaked Oats – 8%
- Golden Naked Oats – 8%
I mashed at 149ºF for 60 minutes. Raised the mash to 168ºF for mash out.
Hops at flame out:
- 1.25 oz Galaxy 17% Alpha Acid
- 1.25 oz Mosaic 12% Alpha Acid
The hops went into a hop spider and I recirculated the wort into it for about 20 minutes.
I chilled and transferred the wort to my Fermentasaurus Snub Nose fermenter. I pitched a fresh pack of Lallemand Verdant IPA yeast.
Fermentation took off really quick. Maybe my Tilt was acting up but it showed a 20 point drop in about 24 hours. It sure looked like it was at high krausen. So I harvested a little yeast and performed the first and only dry hop:
- 1.5 oz Galaxy
- 1.5 oz Mosaic
Four days later the gravity stabilized so I moved the Snub Nose to the fridge to chill. The Snub Nose allows me to ferment under pressure so it was ready to drink after the two day chill.
So from grain to glass in about 10 days. Good thing because I really like my Hop Therapy series, especially this one:
